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[Mr. Scone]

I've been thinking about working in Istanbul next year (my grandmother was from there, and I have family in Turkey and Greece, and I feel that the culture is part of me though I've never gone) but the research I've done online seems to indicate that getting a Visa is basically impossible, and most schools expect you to work illegally.

I'm not really comfortable with that. The standard 3ish month window yeah yeah, but working indefinitely without a work visa would put me on edge. What's the situation here?

I have a BA in Linguistics, a CELTA, and 2.5 years experience teaching in all age groups. I could potentially attain Greek citizenship if it would help at all, but that would be difficult and I imagine it would only make things worse.

Would it be possibly for me to get a legal work visa to work in Turkey?

[delal]

Er re working legally that depends on whether you work at a K-12/unı or a language school
If the former, it's a legal requirement for them to get you a work visa
It should be for the latter, but not always the case
FYI a work visa is linked to specific job not a carte blanche to work anywhere in the country and so it has to go through your employer
BTW what nationality are you? (I'm guessing US because of the "gone")

[spiral78]

[nomad soul]

From another thread (2013):

[hurrikaane]

Are there any visas for foreigners that do give you "carte blanche"? I'm married to a Turk and am considering relocating to Istanbul.

[delal]

No
But if you get Turkish nationality, you won't need one

[scot47]

Citizens do Military Service . Could be fun. Females are exempt.